1. إِنّي فَقَدتُ أَحِبَّتي نَظَرا

    وَوَجدتُ بَعدَهُم التَوى أَثَرا

    Indeed, I have lost my loved ones from sight,

    and found ruin in their wake.

  2. تَرَكوا عَلى عَيني دِيارَهُمُ

    وَعَلى فُؤادي الشَوقَ وَالفِكَرا

    They left their dwellings upon my eye,

    and longing and thoughts upon my heart.

  3. ظَعَنوا بِنورٍ لَستُ أَسأَلُهُ

    لا الشَمسَ بَعدَهُم وَلا القَمَرا

    They departed with a light I do not seek

    from the sun after them, nor from the moon.

  4. مَن ذا أُعاتِبُ في صُدودِكُمُ

    حَظّي أَمِ الواشي أَمِ القَدَرا

    Whom should I reproach for your turning away—

    my fortune, or the talebearer, or fate?